KJV King James Version
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
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Genesis 28:6
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
WEB World English Bible
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,”
ASV American Standard Version
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Esau seeth that Isaac hath blessed Jacob, and hath sent him to Padan-Aram to take to himself from thence a wife—in his blessing him that he layeth a charge upon him, saying, Thou dost not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan—
Surrounding context — Genesis 28
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
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וַיַּ֣רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeעֵשָׂ֗וH6215 · e.savEsauכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבֵרַ֣ךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessיִצְחָק֮H3327 · yits.chaqIsaacאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]יַעֲקֹב֒H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוְשִׁלַּ֤חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֹתוֹ֙H853 · et[Obj.]פַּדֶּ֣נָֽהH6307 · pad.danPaddanאֲרָ֔םH758 · a.ramAramלָקַֽחַת־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeל֥וֹH9033 · ohimמִשָּׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereאִשָּׁ֑הH802 · ish.shahwomanבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]וַיְצַ֤וH6680 · tsa.vahto commandעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotתִקַּ֥חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאִשָּׁ֖הH802 · ish.shahwomanמִבְּנ֥וֹתH1323 · batdaughterכְּנָֽעַן׃H3667 · ke.na.anCanaan
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Genesis 27:33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where [is] he that hath taken venison, and brought [it] me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, [and] he shall be blessed.Genesis 28:1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
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